Report 1954 1000 km Buenos Aires




1 report

1.1 entry
1.2 qualifying
1.3 race





report

the 1954 1000 km buenos aires won ferrari 375 mm


entry

a grand total 38 racing cars registered event, of 36 arrived practice , qualifying. being first major sports car races of year, race supported work of teams of ferrari , maserati . both teams represented 1 car in race. ferrari 375 mm, piloted giuseppe farina , young umberto maglioli. factory maserati piloted emilio giletti , luigi musso. osca came factory teams italy. france represented gordini, , uk came aston martin’s entered david brown jaguar prepared , raced ecurie ecosse. also, german works team of borgward took long journey buenos aires.


qualifying

carroll shelby took pole position privateer entry roy cherryhomes team, in allard-cadillac j2x.


race

the race held on 106 laps of 5.888 miles autódromo municipal-avenida paz, giving distance of 624.162 miles (1,000 km). in race, factory ferrari won ahead of privately entered ferrari 250 mm of alfonso de portago , harry schell , aston martin db3s peter collins , pat griffith. car number 10, driven farina , maglioli took impressive victory, winning in time of 6hrs 41:50.8 mins., averaging speed of 93.197mph. second place went de portago , schell , albeit 3 laps adrift. podium complete winner of 1953 rac tourist trophy, collins , griffiths in turn further lap down.








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